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was and still is one of the greatest writers and politicians of all-time. He studied law, oratory, literature, and philosophy under Scaevola to enrich Rome with fine writings and political excellence. Born Marcus Tullius in 106 B.C., was anything but popular. ....

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.... of Cilicia. In 50 B.C. returned to Rome to help Pompey with his fight against Caesar, but after Pompey's defeat became a supporter of Caesar. After Caesar's assassination went back into politics and became a supporter of Octavian. On December 7, 43 B.C., was excecuted by Marc Antony as an enemy of the state. While alive Cicero greatly enriched the vocabulary of his own language. Cicero covered more intellectual subjects in his writings than most writers of his time. Many of his philosophical works were borrowed from Greek sources are very valuable and would have been left undiscovered without Cicero's documentation of them. M ....